y2nth
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Post by y2nth on Nov 30, 2013 22:20:30 GMT -5
I know this has been suggested a lot. But think of how many people want them now. Our at least sell any of the ones they still have online. What do you guys think?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2013 22:22:00 GMT -5
Never found one, they are at some big lots
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Post by y2nth on Nov 30, 2013 22:27:20 GMT -5
Never found one, they are at some big lots I'll have to take a look... I don't think there will be any since it's been so long since they've been on sale
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Post by Duck Holliday on Dec 1, 2013 3:38:27 GMT -5
Never found one, they are at some big lots I'll have to take a look... I don't think there will be any since it's been so long since they've been on sale From what I understand, they are way-long gone from retail... which is why they go for like $350+opened and $425+MIB
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Dec 1, 2013 3:45:16 GMT -5
No. They're not worth $300.
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Post by Duck Holliday on Dec 1, 2013 4:59:01 GMT -5
Well, I don't think they're worth that myself, but that's basically what most eBay auctions are going for... completed listings less, but still quite a bit. *shrug*
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Post by PJ on Dec 1, 2013 7:02:48 GMT -5
Nope I already have 2. One from TRU when it was first released and one from Big Lots for $20. And I highly doubt they have any left. They ended up at discount stores like Big Lots after retailers refused to order any more. It was an epic failure at retail so they aren't going to release it again.
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Post by Cooperman on Dec 1, 2013 7:07:30 GMT -5
Not paying $400 for a plastic ring.
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Post by Duck Holliday on Dec 2, 2013 3:42:49 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure there is a guy or two around here that make scale rings... I've seen a couple pics; they look pretty good. (I have no idea of what they charge for them though)
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Post by @.@ Hempsterdance @.@ on Dec 2, 2013 3:46:07 GMT -5
if it were possible i would buy one. I had one a while ago but had no room for it. My collection hasn't been the same since
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Post by knupmc on Dec 4, 2013 15:20:05 GMT -5
I mean the real scale ring by jakks is cool but I'd take Mattel one
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2013 20:21:30 GMT -5
I know this has been suggested a lot. But think of how many people want them now. Our at least sell any of the ones they still have online. What do you guys think? I would but it if it was old school one
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Post by PJ on Dec 14, 2013 17:41:32 GMT -5
Here's the answer for no more ESR or larger basic rings. Here's the short answer on this. We are somewhat constricted by the shelf space and height that the major retailers set their planograms to in their stores, which is generally 12-14 inches high. If it is too big to fit in that height they don't carry it and we can't sell enough through alternate channels to justify the massive tooling costs involved with making a bigger ring. Since the Elite Scale Ring did so poorly at retail and the reason above any discussion of increasing the size of the basic ring never comes to anything. I've tried to raise the subject every year we plan the new products for the next line but at this point it is set at 12" for the 6" line. Hope this helps even if it is not the answer you all probably want. Bill
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2013 17:47:17 GMT -5
Here's the answer for no more ESR or larger basic rings. Here's the short answer on this. We are somewhat constricted by the shelf space and height that the major retailers set their planograms to in their stores, which is generally 12-14 inches high. If it is too big to fit in that height they don't carry it and we can't sell enough through alternate channels to justify the massive tooling costs involved with making a bigger ring. Since the Elite Scale Ring did so poorly at retail and the reason above any discussion of increasing the size of the basic ring never comes to anything. I've tried to raise the subject every year we plan the new products for the next line but at this point it is set at 12" for the 6" line. Hope this helps even if it is not the answer you all probably want. Bill makes sense but what about the cell play set?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2013 18:09:54 GMT -5
WE NEED SOME
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Post by Sizzle on Dec 15, 2013 19:32:15 GMT -5
What was the original price?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2013 19:46:28 GMT -5
What was the original price? $30
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Dec 15, 2013 19:51:59 GMT -5
I already have the ESR, but I'd gladly buy Add-Ons for it, such as a Cage, Hell in a Cell, ringside mats/barricades, maybe even an Elimination Chamber.
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Post by PJ on Dec 15, 2013 20:09:48 GMT -5
What was the original price? It was either $60 or $70 when it was at mass retail. Which is what ai paid at TRU the say they stocked it, but nobody was purchasing them so retailers stopped carrying it. Then Mattel had to sell it at a loss to discount stores like Big Lots and they sold it for $30. But it was a doorbuster that holiday season for Big Lots for $10 or $15 which is what I paid for my second one.
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Post by Nate on Dec 17, 2013 23:52:07 GMT -5
Here's the answer for no more ESR or larger basic rings. Here's the short answer on this. We are somewhat constricted by the shelf space and height that the major retailers set their planograms to in their stores, which is generally 12-14 inches high. If it is too big to fit in that height they don't carry it and we can't sell enough through alternate channels to justify the massive tooling costs involved with making a bigger ring. Since the Elite Scale Ring did so poorly at retail and the reason above any discussion of increasing the size of the basic ring never comes to anything. I've tried to raise the subject every year we plan the new products for the next line but at this point it is set at 12" for the 6" line. Hope this helps even if it is not the answer you all probably want. Bill I understand what Bill is saying but I don't totally buy the space and cost arguments. T he Hell in a Cell set is currently retailing for $90 in Canada and it's a beast of a box. Most TRU's that I've seen have space set aside on shelves for these sets. Or just lay the boxes flat and have one displayed somewhere? And as for price point and cost, I would have no problem paying $100 for a new ES ring. Or more. Just not $400. But to make this unique, add an old school mid 90's Raw theme. I've never owned an ES ring and hear they can be almost too big sometimes, so how about Mattel split the difference and make it 16"? And as suggested here before, do like MattyCollector and have a preorder buy on Ringside where they'd set a number of preorders and the product only gets made if the quota is met. And then if we don't reach it then we'll all stop asking about it.
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